Delete Paradise ransomware

Is this a serious threat

Paradise ransomware file-encrypting malicious program, generally known as ransomware, will encode your files. Depending on what kind of ransomware it is, you may not be able to access your files again. Due to this, and the fact that infection happens very easily, file encoding malicious software is considered to be very dangerous. Spam email attachments, infected advertisements and bogus downloads are the most common reasons why file encoding malware can infect. Soon after contamination, the encoding process will be performed, and afterwards, you’ll be requested to pay a ransom if you want to recover your files. You will possibly be asked to pay a minimum of a couple hundred dollars, depending on what data encrypting malware you have, and how much you value your data. Paying is not something we advise doing, so think through all scenarios. Considering crooks aren’t obligated to help you in file recovery, it is likely they will just take your money. We would not be surprised if you were left with undecrypted data, and there would be many more like you. Investing the money you’re asked for into credible backup would be a better idea. A lot of backup options are available for you, you just need to pick the one best suiting you. Erase Paradise ransomware and then access your backup, if it was made before the contamination, to recover data. You’ll come across malicious software like this everywhere, and infection is likely to occur again, so you have to be ready for it. If you wish to remain safe, you have to become familiar with possible threats and how to guard your system from them.

How does ransomware spread

You normally get the data encrypting malicious program when you open an infected email, engage with a malicious ad or use questionable platforms as a source for downloads. That doesn’t mean developers will not use methods that require more skill.

The likely way you got the infection is through email attachment, which might have came from a legitimate seeming email. Once you open the corrupted file, the data encoding malicious program will be able to begin encoding your files. It’s not really surprising that users fall for these scams, seeing as those emails may sometimes look quite realistic, mentioning money-related issues or other sensitive topics, which people are concerned with. The use of basic greetings (Dear Customer/Member), prompts to open the file added, and many grammatical errors are what you need to be careful of when dealing with emails that contain files. To clarify, if someone whose attachment ought to be opened sends you an email, they would use your name, not common greetings, and you wouldn’t need to look for the email in the spam folder. Expect to see company names such as Amazon or PayPal used in those emails, as a familiar name would make people trust the email more. You may have also gotten the infection via malicious ads or infected downloads. Compromised sites could host infected ads so stop pressing on them. And stick to valid pages for downloads. Sources like ads and pop-ups are notorious for being dangerous sources, so avoid downloading anything from them. Applications usually update automatically, but if manual update was necessary, you would get a notification through the program, not the browser.

What does it do?

It is possible for ransomware to permanently encrypt data, which is why it’s an infection you want to definitely avoid. The process of encrypting your data isn’t a long process, so you may not even notice that something is going on. All encoding files will have an extension attached to them. Strong encryption algorithms will be used to make your files inaccessible, which makes decrypting files for free probably impossible. When files have been encoded, you will get a ransom note, which is supposed to explain to you what you should do next. You’ll be offered to purchase a decryption program, but that is not the suggested option. The crooks could just take your money, they won’t feel bound to help you. Additionally, you would be giving cyber criminals money to further create malware. Although it’s understandable, by complying with the requests, people are making file encoding malware a highly successful business, which already earned $1 billion in 2016, and evidently that will attract plenty of people to it. As we have said before, buying backup would be wiser, which would keep copies of your files safe for when you lose the originals. And if this type of infection occurred again, you wouldn’t be jeopardizing your files. If complying with the requests isn’t something you are going to do, proceed to terminate Paradise ransomware in case it’s still operating. And ensure you avoid these types of infections in the future.

Ways to terminate Paradise ransomware

To check if the infection is still present and to terminate it, if it is, malicious threat removal software will be required. You may have decided to eliminate Paradise ransomware manually but you might end up bringing about further damage, which is why we can’t recommend it. Employ anti-malware software instead. It shouldn’t have any problems with the process, as those kinds of programs are developed to eliminate Paradise ransomware and other similar infections. However, in case you are not sure about where to begin, you can use the instructions we have provided below to help you. The tool isn’t, however, capable of recovering your files, it’ll only get rid of the infection for you. Although in some cases, a free decryptor might be created by malicious program specialists, if the data encoding malicious program can be decrypted.

1. Remove Paradise ransomware using Safe Mode with Networking.

1.1. Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking.

For Windows 7/Vista/XP

Press and keep pressing F8 as many times as it takes for Advanced Boot Options to appear.

Choose Safe Mode with Networking.

For Windows 8/10 users

Press the power button that appears at the Windows login screen. Press and hold Shift. Click Restart.

Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Startup Settings → Restart.

Choose Enable Safe Mode with Networking.

1.2. Step 2. Remove Paradise ransomware.

You should now be able to access your browsers, which you need to use to download a reputable anti-malware program. Pick one that you think suits you the best and scan your computer. When the ransomware is found, remove it with the program.
If you are unable to access Safe Mode with Networking, continue to below.

3.1. Using Data Recovery Pro.

3.2. Recover files via Windows Previous Versions

If System Restore was enabled on your system, you can recover encrypted files via Windows Previous Versions.

Find an encrypted file you want to recover and right-click on it.

Select Properties and then press Previous versions.

Choose what version you want and click Restore.

3.3. Using Shadow Explorer to recover files

If the ransomware did not delete the shadow copies that your operating system automatically makes, you can recover them.

Obtain Shadow Explorer from the official website, install and open it.

In the drop down menu, you need to select the disk with encrypted files.

Click Export on the files that can be recovered.

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